From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.3 required=5.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 5431 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2023 20:34:35 -0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (209.51.188.17) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 26 Jan 2023 20:34:35 -0000 Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pL8wx-0004Qh-65; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:34:23 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pL8ww-0004QV-3T for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:34:22 -0500 Received: from ciao.gmane.io ([116.202.254.214]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pL8wu-0000A4-8Y for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:34:21 -0500 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.io with local (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1pL8wr-000A5N-SE for info-gnus-english@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:34:17 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org From: Richmond Subject: Re: Removing the first nntp server from the list Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:34:11 +0000 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <85fsbxt4qk.fsf@example.com> References: <85mt67udrn.fsf@example.com> <87y1pqj2j6.fsf@tullinup.koldfront.dk> <85sffyoo5j.fsf@example.com> <87r0vhvldb.fsf@dataswamp.org> <87k0196ptb.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87v8ktnjt7.fsf@dataswamp.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:gPMy/xcO4rPpmhQKYeH2wIo1haU= Received-SPF: pass client-ip=116.202.254.214; envelope-from=gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane-mx.org; helo=ciao.gmane.io X-Spam_score_int: -14 X-Spam_score: -1.5 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.5 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.141, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Announcements and discussions for GNUS, the GNU Emacs Usenet newsreader \(in English\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+ml=inbox.vuxu.org@gnu.org Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+ml=inbox.vuxu.org@gnu.org Emanuel Berg writes: > Eric Abrahamsen wrote: > >>>> Thanks it worked. I thought you had a repeating n key, but >>>> it's really a thing, nnnil. >>>> >>>> https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs/blob/master/lisp/gnus/nnnil.el >>> >>> What's nn anyway, network news? >> >> The naming is built on the original protocol, nntp: Network >> News Transfer Protocol. As Gnus grew the ability to speak >> more protocols, they all got the same nn* prefix. I actually >> find it sort of handy for distinguishing discussions about >> IMAP or maildir from the Gnus backends, but I agree there >> shouldn't be any need for nnnil. > > That, the last thing, I didn't say tho. > > We need nil (and /dev/null) so why not nnnil? We needs The Knights Who Say nnnil!